Ikoku

Brogy and Dorry finished fighting, once again ending in a draw.

Lying on the ground, gazing at the vast starry sky, Dorry said, "Brogy, how long do you think we'll keep fighting?"

"Probably a long time? How many battles have we had? It's been almost a hundred years, or has it been a hundred years already? Isn't this how we've always ended things after all these years? The future will be the same. Ga-ba-ba-ba, Dorry, you truly live up to being my best friend!"

"Haha, of course! We're lifelong rivals too!"

The two giants lay on the ground, chatting idly. Rodney and Crocus, one dragging a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the other dragging a Triceratops and an Ankylosaurus, arrived at the coast to give them to Laboon for dinner.

Dorry turned his gaze to the two of them and suddenly said, "Brogy, how about..."

Brogy, being his lifelong friend, knew what he was thinking with just a glance. "Yeah, let's do that then, Rodney."

Rodney turned his head and asked, "Is there something you need?"

"We want to ask you for a favor."

"What is it? Please tell me."

"Please go take a look at Elbaf for us. If it's still doing well, we can rest easy."

"If I happen to pass by someday, I will." Rodney didn't guarantee that he would definitely go to Elbaf, so he could only say this.

"Then we'll leave it to you. As thanks, we'll give you a gift," Brogy said.

"Uh, your things are too big for me, so I'll pass."

Dorry said with a smile, "No, not an object. We don't have anything good to give you right now anyway. We only have a permanent pointer pointing to Elbaf, but we can't give that to you. It's a combat technique."

"A giant's combat technique? Could it be..."

"The ultimate technique that we giants call Hero's Spear. I don't know if you can learn it, since no one has ever used a human's skills before." Brogy and Dorry stood up and said, "The giant's ultimate technique, Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!"

(Here, it is assumed that Big Mom's Ikoku is a giant's skill)

"Ikoku?" Rodney's eyes lit up. Big Mom's Ikoku had strong destructive power, although it was likely learned in the Rocks Pirates, after all, the giant race had already regarded her as a great enemy, and it would be impossible to learn it from them. Only the Rocks Pirates could teach it.

"The key is, can a human like me learn it?" Rodney asked. The physical difference between giants and humans was too great. It wouldn't be easy to learn the Ikoku skill, and not everyone among the giants knew it either.

"Probably," Dorry got up and said, "I'll simplify Ikoku so it's easier for you to learn. You can relearn the full version if you go to Elbaf in the future."

"I understand, please teach me, my two masters."

"Ga-ba-ba-ba, then let's go! Watch carefully, Rodney! I'll demonstrate the complete Elbaf Spear for you first!" Brogy stood up, raised the axe in his hand, and said, "The most important thing is the weapon in your hand. Without a strong weapon, using this move with just your body will put a lot of strain on you. The requirements for the weapon are very high. The weapons in our hands have been fighting for a hundred years. After using this move, they might break."

He raised his axe and swung it violently at the empty sea.

"Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!"

The axe swung out with a grand spiral of air, in which the fierce and violent power was compressed into a sharp spear, as if it could penetrate all things, piercing a large hole in the sea surface until this power dissipated and the hole was swallowed by the sea.

Crack!

This strike also caused the high-aged weapon in his hand to break and end its life.

Rodney's Sharingan recorded Brogy's movements in his mind, and he used task points to exchange for a standard straight sword from Kumogakure in the mall.

Imitating Brogy's movements, a large amount of Chakra gathered on his arms and sword.

"Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!"

Boom!

The spiral sword energy was also compressed into a spear, but it dissipated in the air before it could travel far.

Eh?

"Not bad, not bad at all! Such learning talent, truly an excellent warrior!" Dorry couldn't help but exclaim loudly when he saw this.

Even for them, it took a long time to learn the Elbaf Spear. The first time they used this move, they couldn't even produce such sword energy.

Brogy said, "That's right, that's right, a natural warrior! Given time, you'll definitely be able to learn it!"

Dorry said, "Brogy just used the complete version of the Elbaf Spear. I'll teach you the simplified version now, although it seems like you don't need it, but it will help you master it better."

He got up and swung the greatsword in his hand.

"Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!"

This strike was much weaker in power than the one Brogy had just used, but its power was still not to be underestimated, and cracks appeared on the weapon in his hand. If he used such an attack a few more times, it might collapse.

Attacks like Ikoku, even the weapons of giants can't withstand being released continuously for so long, which is one of the reasons why they rarely use this move.

Dorry and Brogy began to teach Rodney the precautions for the Ikoku move, which immediately enlightened Rodney, and he understood many things he didn't understand before.

When using the simplified version, the success rate greatly increased, the destructive power was also very considerable, and the attack range was forty meters in front of him.

If it was the real Ikoku... he probably couldn't use it.

"Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!"

The spiral sword energy pierced through the tree in front of him, with considerable power.

Crack!

Cracks appeared on the straight sword in his hand, and then it shattered, leaving only the hilt in his hand.

Ikoku would greatly reduce the lifespan of a weapon. If he wanted to use a sword for a long time, he had to learn Haki, and before that, Rodney would either have to constantly change weapons or find a weapon of superior quality.

"Sigh, if only I'd taken that Kitetsu III from Loguetown, I wouldn't be without a weapon after White Fang shattered." He shook his head, suddenly remembering that Moria had dug up the corpse of the swordsman Ryuma from Wano Country, and Ryuma had the Shusui, one of the 21 Great Grade swords, in his hand.

I remember that sword being of decent quality.

Thinking of this, he said to Crocus beside him, "Old man, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Oh? What is it?" Crocus, who was bandaging Brogy and Dorry's wounds, turned his head and asked.

"I just saw that Moria has a good sword in the hands of one of his zombies. I'd like you to have your friend take it to the Sabaody Archipelago, and I'll go there to get it."

"Oh? You've taken a fancy to that sword? Alright, I'll talk to the first mate. You can go get it from him then. Consider it a thank you for finding Laboon friends." He hadn't been sure what kind of thank you gift to prepare for Rodney, but now it seemed he'd found one. Still, he'd have to see if the sword was any good; if not, he'd prepare another gift later.

"Okay, thank you, old man."

Crocus waved his hand and continued his work.

Brogy and Dorry had old wounds plus new wounds every day, and they had quite a few injuries. It was only because of the giants' strong physique that they weren't dead already.

"It's best not to fight for the next few days, otherwise it won't be good for your bodies. Listen to the doctor!" Crocus instructed.

Brogy said with a laugh, "Gyahahaha, that won't do, doctor. Our battle takes place every day. As long as the volcano erupts in the middle, it means our battle has begun."

"You can take a day off. For the sake of your health."

"Haha, doctor, that wouldn't be us."

The two's answer left Crocus helpless, just like the crew members on the ship back then. If you didn't let the injured drink alcohol, they insisted on drinking it.

There was no stopping them.

"Forget it, forget it, just don't fight tonight."

Crocus waved his hand, jumped off Dorry's shoulder, and chose to rest.

The old man couldn't stay up all night, it wasn't good for his health.

"We should rest too." Brogy and Dorry lay down on the spot and went straight to sleep.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Their snores were like thunder, booming loudly.

Rodney was so disturbed that he couldn't sleep, so he gave up on sleeping altogether, found a place, and continued to learn Elbaf Spear and Rokushiki with a Shadow Clone. As for rest?

He'd worry about that tomorrow; it wasn't as if he was missing out on a night's sleep.